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26 TUESDAY @ConnecTechAsia2018 26 June 2018 www.apb-news.com IHSE demonstrating ❝ Broadcast engineers are working hard to figure out how to implement new IP techniques and technologies, and a common approach is to introduce piecemeal solutions and integrate them into existing architectures, taking advantage of the benefits those IP solutions bring. ❞ — Terence Teng, Managing Director of Asia-Pacific, IHSE One of IHSE’s key highlights at BroadcastAsia2018 is the Draco vario Remote IP CPU. In an in- creasingly virtualised production environment, how can the Re- mote IP CPU unit help media ope- rators to enhance their workflow efficiency while improving their overall content delivery network? Terence Teng: Operational staff in today’s broadcast centres have enjoyed the ability to connect and control a multitude of available broadcast devices from their own desks. This has been made possible by the use of large KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) matrix switches that enable individual connection from the operator’s workstation to each and every device on the connected network. Operators can connect through the switch to a desired device, and control it as though it were connected directly. They can do this from any con- venient KVM workstation; enjoying the convenience and flexibility of choice and instant switching be- tween systems. Terence Teng, managing director of Asia-Pacific, IHSE (BroadcastAsia2018 booth 6F3-01), elaborates how KVM equipment bridges the gap between traditional broadcast infrastructure and advanced IP and virtualised infrastructures. Today, virtualisation of broad- cast machines is becoming more common, and proving to be an effective and efficient method of broadcast production. Content and broadcast production processes are now commonly hosted on virtual machines, and accessed via IP con- nections. These machines may be held on-premises or remotely by third parties with services supplied, and paid for, on-demand. This model is proving to be a highly efficient and economic solution to future broadcasting op- erations, and one that will develop and evolve. Using these techniques, broadcasters can now remotely man- age production facilities, acquire and distribute content securely, and pro- duce and edit programmes quickly and efficiently — all from their own broadcast facilities and even from temporary accommodation with limited facilities. As broadcast operations evolve, there is a need to amalgamate existing and future workflows: to combine local and remote devic- es, to link directly-connected and IP-networked systems, and to maxi- mise the benefits of on-premises and cloud resources. The IHSE Draco vario Remote IP CPU unit provides instant, real-time access from a KVM switch network to virtual machines over an IP net- work. The new Remote IP CPU unit connects an existing KVM switch to a local or wide area network through INTRODUCING AP PLAYBOOK Collaboration and coverage planning made simple Use AP Playbook to plan your coverage across your organization. – No more duplication of efforts. – No more consumer tools for newsroom use. – No more missed stories or misapplied expenses. Talk to us [email protected], ap.org/playbook, or visit our Booth 4K3-05 Powered by AP ENPS, the world’s leading news production system.